Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education

Lao People's Democratic Republic
64.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
65.3%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
123rd
Papua New Guinea rank
121st

Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020122025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 65.3% against 64.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 162 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 66.4% 66.7% 0.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 67.7% 62.6% 5.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 65.3% against 64.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,488 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).